Cinderace @ Black Sludge / Mental Herb
Ability: Libero  
Tera Type: Ice  
EVs: 252 Spe  
Timid Nature  
IVs: 2 HP / 0 Atk / 0 Def / 0 SpA / 0 SpD  
- Court Change  
- Substitute  
- Taunt  
- Baton Pass

Cinderace

Thanks to its unique move Court Change, which swaps around which side of the field gets which hazards, Cinderace is the flagship Pokemon of an entire The Loser's Game team type: Court Change teams! With a partner or two that sets Stealth Rock, Cinderace can use Court Change to bring those Rocks from the opponent's side of the field to yours! Afterwards, keep switching Cinderace and its up-to-4x-Stealth Rock-weak teammates around to remove up to 50% of their max. HP per turn! In fairer teams, Cinderace is an option for a hazard manipulator that ignores Gholdengo and speed-ties other Cinderace. With Taunt, Cinderace prevents hazard removers that are slower than it, such as Hawlucha and Maushold, from achieving their goals. Baton Pass not only lets Cinderace moonlight as a Substitute passer but also lets Cinderace escape trappers and switch Stealth Rock-weak partners into them. Libero lets Cinderace conditionally become a Dark-type to dodge Pranksters while still letting it switch in as a Pokemon 2x weak to Stealth Rock. Cinderace is typically vulnerable enough to opposing Taunt that Timid is preferred. 2 HP IVs make Cinderace's max. HP divisible by 8 to let it KO itself the fastest, especially with multiple switch-ins into Stealth Rock. Black Sludge is the typical option so Cinderace KOes itself even faster. However, if you are completely confident in your ability to set hazards but not so confident in Cinderace's ability to use Court Change, Mental Herb is a usable alternative. Tera Ice lets Cinderace become weak to Steel Beam while still keeping its weakness to Stealth Rock.

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